Barbra Streisand is an American singer, actress, director, author and one of the most iconic figures in music, theater, and film. In addition to multiple Oscars, Grammys and Golden Globes, she has received the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the Kennedy Center Honor, the National Medal of Arts, France’s Légion d’honneur, and America’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. A devoted mother and grandmother, Barbra Streisand wrote her first picture book, And by the Way..., as a tribute to her grandchildren.